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Pirates roster move sets up a potential reunion with an old friend for the Twins
Back in late February the Minnesota Twins sent a prospect out west to Los Angeles to acquire Manuel Margot from the Dodgers. The move was seen as an insurance policy for Byron Buxton, but it also put an end to any hope that Michael A. Taylor would return to Minnesota.
BCA Issues Statewide Alert For Missing Endangered Minnesota Man
Foley, MN (KROC-AM News) - A statewide endangered missing person alert has been issued for a missing central Minnesota man. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension sent out the alert this afternoon at the request of the Foley Police Department. That agency has requested the public's help in finding 40-year-old Joshua James Woolsey.
Wild week of US weather includes heat wave, tropical storm, landslide, flash flood and snow
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — It’s been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods. Millions of people in the Midwest have been enduring dangerous heat and humidity. An emergency medicine physician treating Minnesota State Fair-goers...
ALERT DAY conditions until 1 AM for heavy rainfall & damaging winds; dry & quiet for Friday
WHAT WE ARE TRACKING: A line of strong to severe thunderstorms containing heavy rainfall will push east of the area by 1 AM. Pleasant and quiet conditions are expected later on Friday and for Labor Day Weekend.
Severe weather forces fair-goers to take shelter; thousands remain without power across metro
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands took shelter at the Minnesota State Fair while more than 90,000 people across the Twin Cities were left without power at one point after a severe storm swept through the metro Monday evening. Fair officials urged fair-goers to seek shelter while rides, attractions and some vendors...
Minnesota BCA looking for help finding Joshua Woolsey, 40
FOLEY, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) needs help finding a missing 40-year-old man.The BCA says Joshua Woolsey was last seen Aug. 9 in the Foley area, which is just northeast of St. Cloud.At that time, he was wearing a Fox racing shirt, tan cargo shorts and flip flops. The BCA says Woolsey may be in the Twin Cities. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. If you have any information on where he might be, call 911, the Foley Police Department at 320-968-0800 or the Benton County Dispatch at 320-968-7201.
Minnesota Win First Championship In Thriller
The Minnesota Wind Chill defeated the Carolina Flyers 17-16 in the championship game to win their first UFA title. The Wind Chill entered the final four weekend as the last seed, but prevailed over two favored contenders thanks to a true team effort and a defensive intensity that limited opponents to just 29 goals combined.
Wedding Photographer accused of secretly recording bride
A wedding photographer from Pine City is accused of filming a bride while she was undressed. A court document outlines the privacy interference charge against Mitchell Ringness. The investigation began when an acquaintance turned in a thumb drive, reportedly belonging to Ringness and containing video of a bride undressing along...
Braves-Twins restart time: Rain delay updates from Target Field
The Atlanta Braves had a chance to sweep the lowly Washington Nationals to keep pace with the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East and add more distance between themselves and the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card race, but failed to do so, falling 5-1 in a frustrating Sunday afternoon game.
New Divine Mercy Catholic School to open for first school year
Two new playgrounds, new classrooms and new facilities with state-of-the-art equipment will be among the resources available to students of Divine Mercy Catholic School. One aspect among the benefits of the new building includes something students have looked forward to for years: air conditioning. Clergy of Divine Mercy Catholic Church and staff of Divine Mercy Catholic School gathered the local Catholic community following regular Mass for the ribbon cutting and an open house of the new school building late Saturday afternoon. The new school has...
Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices. Highs approaching the century mark combined with oppressive humidity to made it feel like 105 to 115 degrees (40 to 46 Celsius) across the country’s heartland, the National Weather Service said. It issued heat warnings or advisories for large swaths of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. “There’s going to be some records in play today,” warned Ashton Robinson Cook, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Several cities opened cooling centers, including in Des Moines, Iowa, where city buses were available to give people free rides to the sites. Experts urged those venturing outside to drink plenty of water.
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